Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-29
,.4ta Board Of Trade Elects Its
|e 49,. and the Directory Com
pletes the Work.
- Hon. W. A. Clark. First
Of the Board-A Com.
~...heusive Exposition Of the
Work Cut Out for
Them.
Resources and Means Of Butte
'-.nh,cslly Portrayed and . Nag.
-,a.ont Forecast Of the Future
in store for Her.

p,ard OF Trade was called to orde
.rsnius ut about $50 by Hon. W. 4
IN the court room OF the Cour
slA The attendance was rather smalle
a. the last meeting on Wednesda
w, which was doubtless owing to tn
"Dt weather. The chair announce
.he business before the meeting wa
'.,,sed with the election OF officers an
o,ber business as might be considers
'"..ble. After the reading OF the mir
- .be preceding meeting Mr.. Mantl
Ftsw.i said: "Mr. Chairman and ger
" . sDo Of the Board OF Trade, I desire t
tn IN nomination for the Office OF Pres
n this body a gentleman who ha
an attentive and energetic worker q
~ nreceding meetings in the organisa
" this body, and one who / feel cer
PHI reflect credit on our Board q
az its representative head. I fee
", that you will all concur with me il
-emarks when l say that l desire tt
sou,yArE THE HON. W. A. CLARK"
,o,sn voices exclaimed, II second tn
.;notiop." PUT the notion" said
WV addressing Mr.. Mantel who did a. de
L..d and a unanimous 'aye' confirmed i,
["id applause. Mr.. Barrett nominated w
Nv w " : for First Vice.President who
.n onnositlon and was unanimously
sssrmsd Mr.. Leggat rose in response &c
onn,hi. coll for Second Vice president
ne enGa \ ut il desirable to have the dif
700 nv ;ntorests OF this community repre-
PREM. ~ tbis Board OF Trade. l therefore
res.nt the name OF a gentleman largely IN
..osted ia the different interests OF thie
~ Who, | think, will fill the office with
s,or' | therefore beg to place before you
~ name OF E. M. Trask, a gentleman
s,se coupection with the varied interests
u;n;np. manufacturing and commercial
Units eminently fits him for the posi-
Emu The nomination was
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
|, Barrett asked il the Board OF Trade
,bs directors chose the secretary and
~,ssmrer. The chair had the section read
the secretary, which showed that was
tho ~nroyiuce OF the Board OF Directors.
tp secretary was then requested to read
hs order Of business in order to afford the
tssting information as TO what was in or.
!, NJ. Irvine presumed that the order
I~husiness read was intended to govern
h BOARD OF Directors only, and Mr.. Man
h beipg appealed to explained that this
|ss A Mr.. Irvine supposed, but that it
Las also in place as to the Board at large.
he chair thea referred to some important
~natters which, it seemed to him, were le.
Ultimately within the province OF the pres
hi Injecting. He had reference to the meet
kq Of the Mining Institute OF American En-
Eneers which was to be held in Butte on
NJ 18th Of next month. He characterized
he body as the
MOST IMPORTANT TECHNICAL BODY
h the United States and defined it's objects.
They we're going to do Montana and Butte
kh. honor Of making this their place Of
meeting and the Board OF Trade should
show them their appreciation of the COM
piment they paid their city in selecting it.
lie thought it proper that some signal
mark Of recognition should be given this
body Of men, and did not know any means
BY which II could be better carried o1t
(Asn by the body he was addressing. The
se was short, and it should be done now
it was to be done at all. He also ad.
rted to the appointment OF the regular
nnmittees Of the Board and other mat.
sn calling Tor immediate action. Mr..
htkards said that a list of membership
'H an imperative necessity to serve Is q
Fhde to the Directors in making up COM
nttess, and he called on the temporary
stNtary to furnish one.
DISCUSSION THEN TURNED
nt The order OF business and Mr.. Mantle
kng appealed to confessed that in draw
ns these bylaws he had taken them al
most literally from others. The body
f'hon they governed was composed OF
|dsht or ten different exchanges comprised
3 chamber OF commerce. He had
pot thought that Butte intended to 60 to
Chat extent at present and had 81 modi-
ped the bylaws to suit what he supposed
would be the scope proposed for the pres
@t Board-to give official expression to
y. desires OF the community, receiving
visitors Of consequence to the city-and
to' conducting a regular chamber OF
commerce with all it's ramifications. Tho
Isociation should, he thought. take up
natter like that proposed by the chair
aln-the entertainment OF the gentlemen
coming. Mr.. Leggat deemed the matter
ae Of great Importance. The knowledge
WI give these gentlemen who come to visit
aslII be spread out through the civilized
'eh. 1t behooves us to extend the court.
ss necessary to the gentlemen and place
RESOURCES OF THE CAMP
u proper light before them. In view Of
a'ng organized a board of trade--true,
assdl 10 embryo-it will be "A man some
A'-he thought it would be asking too
Ia'h to leave such important work to the
ara OF directors He proposed that a
emlttee OF ten be appointed to confer
IT.ner as to what action should be taken
W zoe ways and means to be devised, to
pOfs at the next meeting of the associa-
|.a on Wednesday,. Mr.. Barrett moved
reduce the number to five. George IT.
ISF 'nen launched into n eUlogy OF Butte
.na me time when it was a small camp
wv visitors had to take pot-luck in q
,ss'nelor's cabin when they got her,, and
, n%sa It's growth and expansion to it's
s,ssnt slse and Importance. He referred
we lact that the Silver Bow Club had
NJ MT,aoed its Inequalities to this infiuen-
4l body OF men and
THOUGHT IT HIGHLY PROPER
:, 'ne Board Of Trade to take the matter
n y 'u'ertaining these gentlemen in hand.
grew eloquent over the Importance OF
~ city and benefits to result from the
y manipulated visit. Mr.. Trask suggested
appolntment of a committee of five,
~ should be permanent, to take the
er In hand and not be Obliged to re-
ibst " any time. Mr.. Legeat suggested
vsit :. : committee might be appointed to
,,l;. .ue mining men and get them together
a, ren .han Wednesday,. 1t would do just
" w. ei 70 have the committee appointed
i. VIC chalr and a report made by them.
ts accepted the suggestion to reduce
SIZE OF the committee, but in
,sno., upon his motion to have them
sn rs,., which they might do at an earlier
tbs .uan Wednesday. Mr.. Irvine thought
,ba;, Tmmittee should be drawn by the
Tho rom the mining and commercial men.
all Doard OF Trade WAS composed OF mel
tsnra1 pursuits and the committee should
then '.n. them all. Mr.. Leggat's motion
iassed changed to Tuesday night. AZ
snor. neo oy the chair the committee viii
pronosooIh the advisability OF the action
f rsSs on the part OF the Board o.
sute,, and to devise ways and means o.
At 'naing them fifty, on Tuesday night
apno;n. 'oek at the Court House. The chail
at, Iru;e1d ar the committee Messrs. Leg
The oh ,aa Hilton. Caplice and Knhnweiler
''"ns as follows:
MIR. Cr A Du'o cnru-ru,